SCP-049

In this article, I will be talking about SCP-049. This entity is also known as the Plague Doctor, he was caught in southern France where an investigation of several missing people occurred. During a raid, officers discovered that upon entering the home, they were attacked by these things SCP-049 had created. They saw him standing writing in a journal observing what was happening. After the officers destroyed the things created by SCP-049, he went with them willingly. Shortly after his containment, Dr. Raymond Hamm conducted an interview with SCP-049. In this interview, SCP-049 started talking in French when Dr. Hamm asked for a translator, to which SCP-049 replied in English stating that a translator is not needed. Dr. Hamm then introduces himself and SCP-049 interest rises and he asks what his specialty was. Dr. Hamm then replied with Cryptobiology. SCP-049 then starts talking of The Pestilence, which is just defined as a disease. SCP-049 says that he cured the people in France. Dr. Hamm starts telling SCP-049 that those people are no longer human. SCP-049 agrees but then asks for a lab of his own so he can continue his research. Dr. Hamm was very hesitant and started to tell SCP-049 that the foundation wouldn’t allow that, but SCP-049 brushed it off and insisted. The foundation allowed SCP-049 to continue its research as they kept a close eye on SCP-049 doing research of their own. They provided mammal corpses for it to do its research on. SCP-049 was given his first patient, D-85123 who was pulling out stuff from his bag and asking typical doctors questions. After it had gotten everything it needed it then killed D-85123 by touching their throat. After killing D-85123 SCP-049 started making some unusual changes to the structure of D-85123 and would often add fluids with a hand-pumped tube. After this D-85123 came back to life and started screaming and grabbing at the walls. SCP-049 watches and takes notes. After finishing its notes SCP-049 was escorted back to containment. D-85123 attacked the personnel escorting SCP-049 as they removed SCP-049, after SCP-049 was back in containment they disposed of what they call instance SCP-049-2. The foundation then provided SCP-049 with the corpse of a goat which it showed gratitude. SCP-049 operated on the goat for several days. This eventually resulted in the instance of SPC-049-2, SCP-049 expressed that he was pleased with the outcome though he was not too good with working on animals and that the disease had just appeared and was still fresh. Its next patient was the corpse of a deceased orangutan. SCP-049 was very grateful to receive this corpse because of its similarity to humans. SCP-049 operated on the corpse for several days bringing it back to life several times. SCP-049 was very disappointed and frustrated with the results SCP-049 would keep returning to the corpse to make additional changes. When SCP-049 could not bring it back to life a fifth time it turned it over to the foundation. SCP-049 stated that it had not yet come across such a block to the cure. Its next patient was the corpse of a bovine, which SCP-049 showed that it was a bit annoyed by this patient but excepted it non the less. SCP-049 spent several days working on the bovine, it would only take a break to dine on thin crackers, salted pork, and hard cheese. It has stated that it does not need to eat but enjoys eating, it says that it puts them in the right mood to operate. SCP-049 pulled out several syringes filled with a dark liquid which it described as the essence of humor. It then stated that the Pestilence may bring about a systemic imbalance. In such a case, before true healing can begin, one must find the humors in balance or the body will reject the cure. SCP-049 rearranged the organs of the bovine and produced a lightning rod which Dr. Hamm replaced with an electric cattle prod attached to an extension cord. SCP-049 then stuck the corpse in several places this brought the bovine back to life. After this patient, Dr. Hamm conducted another interview. Dr. Hamm starts by stating that they have watched SCP-049 work for several weeks but still did not understand and asked if SCP-049 could describe its process. SCP-049 told him no and that it has all its records in its journal. Dr. Hamm then goes on to say that he does not understand what SCP-049 is trying to cure or how it manifests or how turning the corpses into mindless drones helps its efforts. SCP-049 says that after all this time you still do not understand the Pestilence, it is a horror that I have found myself blessed with the knowledge to root it out and destroy it. At this Dr. Hamm states that SCP-049 did not answer his question and to add asks how is this cure any kind of cure at all. This upsets SCP-049 and he starts to raise his voice and get a bit agitated saying it is a cure. That his cure made the creature's life better than any life it could have lived with the Pestilence. Dr. Hamm replied with these are not creatures at all, SCP-049 cuts him off saying, don’t jape at me doctor! Dr. Hamm then apologizes and says that he did not mean to agitate SCP-049. SCP-049 says that Dr. Hamm should mind his words but it will forgive this as a show of good faith between colleagues. Dr. Hamm asks if there is anything he can do to help, SCP-049 states that the only thing it want’s is another subject on the regular schedule. On April 16, 2017, Dr. Hamm went in to do another interview with SCP-049. On this day SCP-049 seemed a bit anxious when Dr. Hamm entered. It had asked if he was feeling well and Dr. Hamm just replied stating that the interview was required. At this point, SCP-049 grew hostile and attacked Dr. Hamm killing him. Dr. Hamm was not found for three hours because of a lapse in protocol and the fact that he did not activate the in-chamber emergency caller, by the time he was found SCP-049 had operated and turned him into an instance of SCP-049-2. Shortly after this incident, Dr. Sherman did an interview with SCP-049, he asked it to explain itself. SCP-049 did not respond, which irritated Dr. Sherman and he raised his voice asking it to explain itself again. Finally, SCP-049 says that its actions do not need to be explained. Dr. Sherman then shouts that SCP-049 killed Dr. Hamm and butchered him. To this SCP-049 shouts back not dead no not dead, he is cured. Dr. Sherman asked cured of what? They argue about the Pestilence a bit. Dr. Sherman says that SCP-049’s cure turned Dr. Hamm into a vegetable and cost him his life. The interview ends with SCP-049 babbling about having saved Dr. Hamm. The next interview was conducted by Dr. Itkin, he starts the interview by stating that the interview is to close the investigation of what happened to Dr. Hamm. He then asks if SCP-049 has anything to say. SCP-049 states that it is looking forward to the day when the foundation will allow it to continue its work. Dr. Itkin then asks if SCP-049 has felt any remorse for what it did to Dr. Hamm. SCP-049 responds not by saying yes it feels remorse but by saying it is regrettable to lose a colleague. Dr. Itkin states that Dr. Sherman noted that in his interview with SCP-049 that it seemed mournful. SCP-049 says perhaps it did not think of that, it continues by saying that it has decided that the cure is little help to the dead and only wants to work on the living. Dr. Itkin tells SCP-049 that it will be disappointed but SCP-049 just laughs and responds with I wouldn’t be so sure. SCP-049 spent a decade in its containment, not allowed to work on his cure, Doctor Frederic Omage then called upon him for some help. SCP-049 was excited to hear a voice and to be given a patient again the reason not only being that the foundation needed its help but also because it was SCP-049's containment day. The doctor sent in three men the one in the mind held a box, SCP-049 started to approach the man. The doctor told it to back up and SCP-049 looked confused. Dr. Omage ordered the man to lay the box down, he did and the three men exited the containment. Dr. Omage told SCP-049 to pick up the box and open it. SCP-049 picks up and opens the box looking in at a little mosquito it thinks for a long moment before starting to work on it. After a while, the little mosquito slowly starts moving. Startled the mosquito starts saying where am I what is going on. SCP-049 explains and the Doctor comes back over the speaker asking if it is done with the patient. Dr. Omage orders the guards to remove the mosquito. This is the last log for SCP-049 and his work on finding a cure for The Pestilence.